Authors: Peter Schreiner, Norbert Elgert
Pages: 48
Graphics: 26
Exercises: 22

The Art of Playing Attacking Soccer - Part 3 - Positional Games

Forming triangles - Creating superior numbers on the ball - Open body position - Recognizing and exploiting gaps - Securing ball possession

The third part of the series "The Art of Playing Attacking Football" is all about the importance of a good positional game as a requirement for successful positional attacks.
A positional attack is always started when a fast counterattack isn’t possible. It is characterized by a secure build-up from the back and safe passing sequences from the first third over the midfield in the attack zone to prepare goalscoring opportunities.